Photographic apparatus



Feb. l0, 1931.

J. l. MORRALL PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS Filed March 20, 1950 5 Sheets-Sheet l H91 e- MA I sa 38 7x 1 A *i l.) uw Il l 'I' Il I 1 l IIIIIIIII l l L. I I l I I I I'""""} I l I f I I I l Re; 1 u l Se I lNvENToR l darne@ J. Wanna/5 BY f i .F29 2 Ally ATTORNEY Feb- 10, 1931- J. l. MORRALL. 1,792,025

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l (A half ATTORNEY Feb. 10, 1931. J. x. MORRALKL PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS Filed MarchA eo, 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOR JCL/news j /Vo/YLZZ ATTORNEY Feb, l0, 1931- J. l. MORRALL PHOTOGRAPHIG APPARATUS Filed March 2o. 1930 5' sheets-sheet '4 /Ill s L.: f .M i,

INVENTOR 71.1.2: ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 10, 1931 unirsi stares' Partnr oFFic JAIVIES VI..MORRALL, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO QUARTERMATIC PHOTOS f INC., OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEW-YORK PHOTOG-RAPBITC APPARATUS f Application medmarch 2o, 193e. v"serian ,Nafisziaa AThe present invention' relates to photo- "graphic apparatus and" an` object thereof is to'provide a'constructien in which tivo man- `rually"controliable mechanismsare employed, one yfor effectingthe exposure and the feeding of a strip'. of sensitized material and the other to "e'ffepct'f'the operation of a detaining' means whichholdsthe'irst named manually controllable means against operation, and

"110 also the operation of a severing means which severs the exposed portion of the strip. Another object ofthe invention iste provide a 'construction in which the taking ofthe exposures may be effected manually only after themachine has .been adjusted manually througha'coin controlled mechanism. Still another object of the invention iste provide l a Vpho'tographic machine having associated .therewith ina novel manner an illuminating '-20 means which is -eilective only while the machine is conditioned for taking pictures. A further object of the invention is to vprovide l anovel means for feeding a sensitized sheet. A still further object of the invention isto :25 provide a novel manner of combining an exposure mechanisms with a strip feeding mechanism for operation by a common means Still another and further object of the invention is to associate With a detai ning 30 means which holds an exposure and a strip feeding mechanism against operation, a holding means which will permit a predetermined number of operations of .the exposure and the feeding mechanism. A still further object ofthe invention is to providea novel holding means for a means which detains against movement an exposure mechanism and a Vfeeding mechanism for a strip of sensitized material.

To these and other ends, the inventionconsists of certain parts and combinations of parts, all of which will be hereinafter described: the novel. features being pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a horizontal section through a cabinet in which the apparatus is embodied:

Fig. 2 is a. fragmentary front elevation of the cabinet; Y p 50 Fig.- 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the cabinet showing the arrangement of the illuminating'means 'u i Fig. 4 'fsanf'enlarged detail view of the irontl of aiprojecting devicejand parts adjacent thereto; 'f i' 4 p Fig. j'5 isjaii'ienlarged fragmentary view partially section showing theexp'osure mechanism, the strip feeding mechanism and the severing mechanism. 6 is a detail view ofthecoincontrolledmanual operator for'the detaining means, `the severing means 'vand the lilluminating means;y l

" 7 is aside view'of Athe operating mechanisms forthe exposure mechanism, the feedingy mechanism, the severing mechanism, the illuminating lmeans, andthe' detaining meansg. Fig. Sis a for the detaining means and'adjaceut fpartsf Fig. 9 isa section on the line 9-'-9,' Fig. 7 F ig. l0 is a'section on the line 10-1(), Fig. 7; and' Fig. 11 is a section on the line 11-11.. Fig. 7. y l

The invention is vherein illustrated in a photographic apparatusin Which there is employed a cabinethaving a chamber 1 serving as a developing room and containing one or more cameras, preferably two, having their' lens carriers-3 connected by flared portions 4: with openings in opposite side Walls 5. A door 6 is 'provided in the cabinet through which access may be obtained to the cabinet. Opposite each exposure opening in the side Walls of the cabinet is a covered extension compartment 7 containing a seat 8 for a person Whose picture is to be taken, the seat being arranged in properly focused position to the adjacent lens carrier 3 which may be moved axially through an adjusting device 9 to obtain the desired focus. I

Above each seat 8 is a means for illuminatin g a person on such seat. This illuminating means comprises, in this instance, a lamp 10 of high candle-power having a light diffusing plate ll'in front thereof and at an angle to the horizontal and a reflector 12 in rear thereot so as to throw the rays on the seat 8.

The camera isv controlled by an automatic detail view ofthe holding means :thefspooizabout a feeding roll 21 mounted -to' turn on a shaft-122 which is journalledin the casing above the spool 19. After passing in rear of and above the spool-21,-the strip of sensitized material passes downwardly Ifrom the spool 21 through the 'exposure chamber 15 entereatheten-Qf .the .ch-anhu' .and iras-sing lfrom tliebott'oml The strip :18 lisfheld in a tautondition aboutthe spo`o'l`21'bymeans of ,rollers 23 formed of rubber and supported resiliently' against `the 'strip 18 .by means of armsl24 pivoted at 25 to thecasing 20 and acted uponibytspring's2d O ne of the rollers bears 'on thestrip as thelatter p asses downwardly to -the exposure chambergwhereas, another hearslonthe strip asvit passes to the roll 2l tremiti@ roll 19.. `o preventthefree turning of the feeding roll 21, the latter may be provided with notches 27 in an-y one of whicha pivot-ed pawl or datent 28 isadaptedto engage. Movement of the feeding roll, may be .effected bv provid ing the latter with a 'plurality o f teeth or shoulders 29 arranged on a disk 29a in a series aboutthe axis of lturning of the roll 21 and equi-distant-lyspaced'except as 211230 for two,

4forming the last and the first of the series.

W'ith these teeth or shoulders are adapted to engage a pawl 31 pivoted at 32 to an arm 33 rigidly secured to the shaft 22. The oscillating of this shaft effects a step by step feedinfr. ofthe strip 18 an equal distance each time except the last feeding step of each series when a greater feeding action takes place. The purpose of this is to give a greater distance between each series of pictures than between the lindividual pictures of a series. The oscillation ofthe shaft 22 and the arm 33 ma)v be ,effected by an arm 34 on said shaft 22 connected by link 35 with an arm 36 on a rock or o erating Vshaft 37 for the apparatus as a who! e, thisoperating shaft lying beneath the casing 2 0 adjacent to a side wall o and having atene end on the outside of the chamber 1 a crank handle 38 fo'r operation by an attendant, yAspring 43 acts on the arm 36 to hold said armandthe parts connected therewith in normal positions.

Xit'h. the endt in view of shifting the holding de tent 28 out of and into connection with the feeding roll 21, a detent shifter' is provided oomprising a plate 39 secured to the shaft 2 2 and formed with a cam surface 40 arranged to. engage with a projection 41 on the deten 28 to more the latter away from tliehoulders 2T 011th@ roll 2.1,tl1e detent hav- 1,792,o25 BEST-VMLABLE CO?"l ing; a normal tendency under the action of gravity to move to detaining position. The shifter 39 also has a cam surface 42 adapted to engage the projection 41 to insure the movement of the detent to detaining position `when the shifter 39 is moved to normal posisecured to the casing 2O below the arm 34.

which has. pivoted thereto a link 45 also pivoted to a plunger 46 operating in the upper end of the tubular member 44 to cooperate with the plunger of the cable release.

After a predetermined number of exposures are made on the sensitized strip, in this instance, eight corresponding to the number of teeth 29, the exposed portions are sevvered from the strip. This is-efected, in this instance, by a severing mechanism comprising, in this instance.7 a stationary but adjustable knife or cutter 47 arranged in rear of `the slotzli and ,cooperating with ,a movable knifeor cutter 48 guided horizontally below die exposure chamber at 49 and, in this instance, carryinga rack 50 with which may mesh -a pinion 51 on a shaft 52. The shaft 52 carries an arm 53 with which a spring 54 connects .to give the cutter 49 a -tendency to move toward cutting position.

."With the end in view of preventing the operation of the shutter and the feeding means ofthe sensitized strip, there is provided a locking; oevice comprising a detent or lever 55 pivoted at56 and having its free ond arranged to cooperate with an eccentric shoulder or Aabutment 57 on the shaft 22. 'E his abutment connects by a link 58 with the arm 53and theletter through a link 59 pivoted thereto connects with an arm (l0 on a shaft G1. The end of the link 59 abuts the Awall 5 and serves to limit the movement of the link in one direction under the action of the spring 54.

The turning of the shaft 61 to release the shutter operating mechanism and the sensitized strip feeding mechanism from the detent or locking device 55 may be effected by a lever 62 which mounted to turn loosely on the shaft 61 and has one end projected on the outside of the chamber 1 toward one of the seats 8. This lever may have an anchoring groove or way 63 for irecting a coin or other insert-ible device 64 toward the lower end of the lever against a stop or abutment 65 which project-s laterally or downwardly from an'arm 66 rigidly Secured by asetsclrew 67 to the shaft Gland -lying abovethe insertibledevice 64.' When the insertible device 64 is" in position'andthe outer 'end of the :lever 62 is depressed, thedevice 64will engage the arm'66 'and-shift the latter causing the turning of the shaft 61 and consequently Ithe movement -of the ldetent'out ofl the path of the abut1nent'57 and the shifting of the cutter 49away from the stationary cutter 48.- On the release kof the lever"62,3a spring 68 returns the' latter to no1-'.mal'position,fand the insert-ed device- (i4-being releaseddrops into the receptacle 69 'to which access is obtained through a lock controlleddoor 70. l'

In order lto provide forhol'dingthe' detent against return; until vthe 'predetermined number of pictures havebeen exposed'and at the same time toeffect automatically'the severing of the exposedportion of thefsensitized strip i after the 'predetermined number of exposures, aseconda'ry' detainingmeansis provided comprising," in"this instancefa memberor-disk71 Secured. toi the feedl roll 21fto turn therewith and having acurved periphery 72 concentric with the'axis-of turning of the roll 21 and'intersected -by an arcuate slot '7 3 formed in the disk 71. At the mouth of this slot is arranged a closing dog 74'pivote'd at 75 tothe disk- 71 and havinga curvededge 76 which coincides with'the curved periphery 72 whenin closing-position andl a projection 77 beyond said edge 76;? A pin 7 Sextending laterally from the detent 55 'lies'in the "slot 7 3 when the detent 55 is 1in detaining position and as lsuch fdetent' moves away fromvde tainingposition the pin7 8 travels in the slot 7 3 until it engages one side of the closing dog 76 shifting said dog` toopen the slot so 'that the projection or pin 78 may pass beyond the closing dog thereby freeing the latter and permitting it to return to closing position so that the detent Vis prevented from reentering the slot 7 3 as shown in Fig. 8 thus holding it out of detaining relation to the abutment s 57, preventing the spring 54 moving the movable cutter 49 to sever the exposure strip, and holding the abutment out of the path of the coin orinserted device 64.v As the feed roller 21 turns under the action of the stepby-ste'pfe'eding mechanism7 the projection or pin 78 travels first on the curved portion 76 of the closing dog and then onthe curved periphery `ofthe disk 71. During this time successive portions of the sensitized strip are f being exposed, and after the last exposure,

the pin 78 engages the projection 77`and shifts the closu're 74'to open the slot 78 so that the pin 78 may enter the slot 73 and permit the detent 55 to move to detaining position to prevent any more exposures or strip feeding and to effect the severing of the exposed portion of the strip. The severed portion of the strip passes behind a wall 79 to any suitable point inthe chamber 1 where an operative will develop the same by ma- BEST AVAlLABLE COP\' 3 terials and apparatusfnot shown) within the chamber. The wall 79 confines the strip and prevents it from becoming damaged by the mechanism for moving the knife.

In this instance, the detent 55 and its operating parts are with some of the operating' parts ofthe feed roll 21 arranged on the outer side of a side wall of the camera casing while the feed roll with the detaining disk 71 are arranged within the camera. casing 2() and it is therefore necessary to provide the side wall with 'an arcuate slot 81 through which thepin 78 may project to reach the detaining disk 71. S

if Itis preferred ythat the light 10 shall'burn only during 'the periodw'hile the eight successive exposures fare taking place, vand to this end, a switchis provided inthe circuit 82 of the lamp, said switch being preferably controlled by the ylei/er I62. In this: instance, a link' 83 connects the detent 55 with the Oscillatory switch" member'84,l havingv a Contact portion 85 movable into and out'fof engagement with a' roller contact 86.1" Itis 'apparent that with thisarrange'menthe lamp '1Q is lighted only `whileffa'series of pictures are being taken and is 'extinguished 'when a series ofe'xposures is completed; f-

A count mav be'kept of the' number of coins deposited*inl'themachine by means of a i counting unit havingI an arm 91 connected tomove with the arm"66-by means of a link 92.'V A window 93 is cut into'the housing to exjose' the .numbers onthe. vcounting unit.

he operation of the invention will be uni derstood from the foregoing but it may be. summarized as follows. An operative is stationed Within the chamber 1 and one is sta tioned 4in' front of the cabinet adjacent the twomanually operable handles v38; A custemer or patron is seated on the seat 8. Upon the dropping of a coin in the slot of the manually operable level-'62,- the latter will connect With the shaft 61 of the mechanism for effecting 'the operation of the detaining means, the severing means and the illuminating means or in other words the mechanism which shiftsthe detent 55 out of the path of the abutment 57 also shifts' the shaft 52 of the severing mechanism to'move the cutter 49 away fromthe cut-ter 48, also turns the switch member 84, and also stores energy in the spring 54. 'This mechanism is held against return under the action of the spring 59 first by the detent or latch 74 on the disk 71 and then by said disk until the latter has made a complete rotation when the projection 78 again enters the slot 7 3 and permits the detent 55 to return to detaining position, the switch member 84 to' open the electric circuit and stop the illumination, and the gear 51 to be turned to cut off the exposed portion of the sensitized strip. The return action of said manuallyvoperable mechanism under the spring 54 .does not occurhowever until the proper number of exposures has taken place, The operation of the exposure mechanism or shutter 13 as well as the step-by-step feeding action of the sensitized strip can take place only when the detaining means is moved out of the path of the abutment 57. Both of these actions are effected by the common operator or controller-'38 which is operated by the operative or attendant outside the cabinet and turns the shaft 92 therebyoperating the cable release of the shutter 13 and also operating the step by step feeding mech.- anism of the sensitized strip one step. Until eight successive movementsof the operator 3S takes place giving eight different ,exposures on the sensitized strip, vthe detent 55 is held against return. An exposure takes-place when the operator 38 moves inone direction and the feeding of the strip takes Yplace when the operator moves in the other 'direction under the action of the spring 43.' A

After the exposed portion of the strip has been cut off, it is immediately developed within the chamber l -by the operative therein, thus giving a quick service.

What Icla-im as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: Y

l. In a photographic apparatus-,the4 combination with an exposure'mechanism, afeeding mechanism 'for a strip of sensitized material, and :fi-common operatorfor. both of said mechanisms, of a detaining means for holding said operator against operation, and means for holding said detaining/means Lout ofy detaining position until the common operator has been operated a predeterminednumber of times. -r-f. f k2. In a photographic apparatus, the combination with an exposure mechanism, of-a feedingmechanism for feeding a strip of sensitized material to exposure position'comprising a spool on which sensitized material is supported, a roller about which the sensitized material passes, spring pressedrollers holding the strip against said roller, and stepby-step feeding mechanism for turning the roller. v 1

3. In a photographic apparatus, the'combination with an exposure mechanism, of feeding mechanism for feeding 4a strip ,of sensitized material. to exposure position, .embodying a roller, an oscillatory member having a pawl and ratchet connection with the roller to feed the latter step-by-step, and a detaining member for holding said roller against turning having connection with the oscillatory member for effecting the movement of the detaining member into and out of detaining relation with the feeding roller'.

4. In a photographic apparatus, the combination with an exposure mechanism of a feeding mechanism for a strip of sensitized material embodying a roller, a ratchet wheel connected thereto, an oscillatory shaft on which the roller turns,- a pawlcarred: bythe shaft 1.1925625 eEsT AVAILABLE comand cooperating withthe ratchet wheel, a detaining'device .for the roller, and an arm on the oscillatory shaft; having connection with the detainingl devicelto effect the movement of the latter toward and fromy detainingy position.` 1 y f 5.' In a photographic apparatus, the combination with an exposure mechanism, ofda feeding mechanisml for a strip of sensitized material embodyingav roller, 'an oscillatory vshafton Which-,fthe-roller turns,.a pawl and ratchet connection between the shaft and the roller to: cause the Ia-tte'rto move step-by-step, mechanism connected with the shaft for moving it in one direction to cause said shaft to turn @.relatively'.A to Qtheroller, andspring means .acting on-theshaft-to cause it to turn in the other-direction to -turn the roller to feed the strip; 'an exposure-mechanism, and a connection betweenthe exposuremechanism and the oscillatory shaft for efl'ecting'the operation of they exposure mechanism* -When the shaft is turned relatively tothe feed roller.

p -6. :In a photographic apparatus,- ai feeding mechanism for Va strip offsensitized :material oomprisingafeed roller, mechanism for turning the-feed roller,zdetaining means for holding said-mechanism against .operation of the feed roller, and means for holding said detaining means out of detaining 1 position until Iapnedetermined movement ofthe roller iscompleted when thedetaining meansY has been moved away from detainingposition.

f 7 In aphotographic-apparatus,` a'feeding mechanism for a strip -of sensitized material comprising a. feed roller, mechanism for turning the feed roller, detaining means for holding saidf mechanism against operation of the feed roller, and means for holding said detaining means out of detaining position until a predetermined movement of the roller is completed when the detaining means has been movedaway :from detaining' position, said means comprising a disk turning with the roller and havinga surface concentric with the axis of turning ofthe roller, and also having a slot, a movable'slot closer mounted on the disk and normally closing the slot.- and means carried by the slot closer and means carried by the detaining means, lying in the slot when the detaining means is in detaining position and movable out of the slot 'to cooperate with the concentric surface when the detaining means is moved away from detaining position, said slot closer being moved by the means on the detaining means to permit the said means to pass from the slot, the closer thereafter closing the slot and holding it closed until again moved out of closing position by said means on the detaining means after the completion of the 'predetermined movement of the roller so that the detaining means may again enterinto detaining relation with the roller turning mechanism.

- 8. In a photographic apparatus, .a feeding BEST AVAILABLE COPY mechanism for a strip of sensitized material comprising a feed roller, mechanism for turning the feed roller, detaining means for holding said mechanism against operation of the feed roller, and a rotary holding device for the detaining means turning with the feed roller and engaged with the detaining means when the latter is shifted out of detaining relation with the roller turning mechanism.

9. In a photographic apparatus, the combination with an exposure mechanism, a feeding mechanism for feeding a strip of sensitized material to exposure position, and a severing mechanism for severing an exposed portion of the strip, a common operator for the exposure mechanism and the feeding mechanism, a detaining means for holding the feeding and 'the exposure mechanism against movement, and mechanism for controlling the detaining means having connection with the severing mechanism to control the latter:

l0. In a photographic apparatus, the combination with an exposure mechanism, a feeding mechanism for feeding a strip of sensitized material to exposure position, and a severing mechanism for severing an exposed portion of the strip, of a spring, mechanism connected with the exposure mechanism and the feeding mechanism and movable manually in one direction to effect the operation of the exposure mechanism and to store energy in the spring so that the mechanism will be operated by the spring to operate the strip feeding mechanism, a detaining means for holding said manually operable mechanism against movement, a second spring mechanism connected with the detaining means and the'severing means and movable manually in one direction to shift the detaining means away from detaining position and to store energy in the second spring to permit the latter to ret-urn the detaining means to detaining position and to effect the operation of the severing means to sever an exposed portion of the strip, and means for holding the second spring against action until the exposure and the feeding mechanisms have completed their operations.

11. In a photographic apparatus, the combination with an exposure mechanism, a feeding mechanism for a strip of sensitized material, and a severing mechanism for exposed portions of the strip, of two manually operable means, one controlling the exposure mechanism and the feeding mechanism, and a detaining means for the said manually controllable mechanism, the other of said manually controllable mechanisms being connected tothe detaining means and to the severing mechanism to operate the latter two elements.

l2. In a photographic apparatus, the combination with an exposure mechanism, a feeding mechanism for a strip of sensitized ma- JAMES I. MORRALL. 

